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Table 5 Parasitemia and survival time of infected mice treated with 80% methanol extract of the leaves of Olea europaea in prophylactic test

From: Evaluation of the anti-malarial activity of crude extract and solvent fractions of the leaves of Olea europaea (Oleaceae) in mice

Groups

% Parasitemia

% Suppression

Survival time (days)

2% TW80

20.95 ± 0.27

–

6.33 ± 0.21

CQ25 mg/kg

4.7 ± 0.17

77.53a3

12.50 ± 0.22a3

200 mg/kg

16.87 ± 0.23

19.32a3b3d3e3

7.33 ± 0.21a1b3d2e3

400 mg/kg

15.17 ± 0.23

27.47a3b3e1

8.67 ± 0.21a3b3

600 mg/kg

14.08 ± 0.11

32.69a3b3

9.17 ± 0.17a3b3

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM; n = 6; a, compared to negative control; b, to CQ25 mg/kg; c, to 200 mg/kg; d, to 400 mg/kg; e, to 600 mg/kg; 1, p < 0.05; 2, p < 0.01; 3, p < 0.001; 2% TW80, 2% Tween80; CQ chloroquine